Battle of Ko Chang

Battle of Ko Chang
	Part of the Franco-Thai War of World War II
	; A map of the Battle of Ko Chang
Date	17 January 1941
Location	Gulf of Thailand
Result	French victory Japanese diplomatic intervention resulting in ceasefire;
Belligerents
Vichy France French Indochina;	Thailand
Commanders and leaders
Régis Bérenger	Luang P. Viraphan †
Strength
1 light cruiser; 4 avisos; 9 aircraft; 950 men	3 coastal defence ships; 2 avisos
Casualties and losses
None	36 killed (Thai figures); ~300 killed (French estimates); 3 torpedo boats sunk; 1 coastal defence ship grounded; limited damage to shore facilities

The Battle of Ko Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the Franco-Thai War in which a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal defence ship. The battle resulted in a tactical victory by the French Navy over the Royal Thai Navy although the strategic result is disputed. The Japanese intervened diplomatically and mediated a ceasefire which was in Thailand's favor as all disputed territories in French Indochina were ceded by Vichy France to Thailand.^[6]^: 22^[7]^: 78 In the end, two Thai ships were sunk and one was heavily damaged. Within a month of the engagement, the French and the Thais negotiated a peace which ended the war.

^ Fall, p.22. "On the seas, one old French cruiser sank one-third of the whole Thai fleet ...,Japan, seeing that the war was turning against its pupil and ally, imposed its "mediation" between the two parties."
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Journoud, Pierre (2012). Face à la France, une victoire de Thaïs (8 ed.). fr:Guerres & Histoire. p. 72.
^ The Naval Battle at Ko Chang Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine navy.mi.th
^ Liedtke, Marcel. Thailand- The East (English Edition): Bangkok & Pattaya Metropolitan Area
^ Cite error: The named reference NET was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Fall, Bernard B. (1994). Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-1700-3.
^ Windrow, Martin (2004). The Last Valley. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0-306-81386-6.

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[FALL-1] Fall, p.22. "On the seas, one old French cruiser sank one-third of the whole Thai fleet ...,Japan, seeing that the war was turning against its pupil and ally, imposed its "mediation" between the two parties."

[G_&_H-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Journoud, Pierre (2012). Face à la France, une victoire de Thaïs (8 ed.). fr:Guerres & Histoire. p. 72.

[NSP-3] The Naval Battle at Ko Chang Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine navy.mi.th

[4] Liedtke, Marcel. Thailand- The East (English Edition): Bangkok & Pattaya Metropolitan Area

[NET-6] Cite error: The named reference NET was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Fall-7] Fall, Bernard B. (1994). Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina. Stackpole Books. ISBN 0-8117-1700-3.

[Windrow-8] Windrow, Martin (2004). The Last Valley. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. ISBN 0-306-81386-6.

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